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My 1987 celica (Iceland) LOTS of pictures

Discussion in 'Your 4th Gen beauty' started by blingitoy, Jul 1, 2012.

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  1. lone wolf

    lone wolf Well-Known Member Donated!

    congrats on becoming a dad, I think the "fathers-club" is growing rapidly over here lol :)
     
    lone wolf, Sep 4, 2012
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  2. blingitoy

    blingitoy Well-Known Member

    Thanks.
    I just got my new coilovers and I can´t wait to install them.
    Now I´m waiting for my new wheels and tires.
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    blingitoy, Sep 5, 2012
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  3. lone wolf

    lone wolf Well-Known Member Donated!

    where did you get those?
     
    lone wolf, Sep 5, 2012
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  4. blingitoy

    blingitoy Well-Known Member

    I sent an email to http://ceikaperformance.com/ an they made them for me. It took about 3-4 weeks from when I
    ordererd the coilovers until they arrived to Iceland.
    I´m really happy with the service there.
     
    blingitoy, Sep 5, 2012
    #104
  5. CelicaSteve

    CelicaSteve Well-Known Member Staff Member Super Moderator Donated!

    You're going to be really busy now, looking after your girlfriend and daughter.......and doing up the Celica :)
     
    CelicaSteve, Sep 5, 2012
    #105
  6. Mafix

    Mafix Owner Staff Member Administrator Donated!

    congrats!
    and nice suspension. it's good to see 4th gens finding modern parts!
     
    Mafix, Sep 6, 2012
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  7. blingitoy

    blingitoy Well-Known Member

    I took some pictures of the fleet outside our home
    my daily driver 87 celica, my girlfriends daily driver 04 Honda Accord Sport and the weekend warrior 05 Ford Mustang GT

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    blingitoy, Sep 7, 2012
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  8. CelicaSteve

    CelicaSteve Well-Known Member Staff Member Super Moderator Donated!

    Celica looks so small :(
     
    CelicaSteve, Sep 7, 2012
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  9. blingitoy

    blingitoy Well-Known Member

    yes it´s a bit smaller than the other two, but as we all know "size doesent matter" hehe ;)
     
    blingitoy, Sep 9, 2012
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  10. blingitoy

    blingitoy Well-Known Member

    I finally got my new wheels and I couldn´t wait to fit them on the car even tough I havent had time to install the coilovers.
    just had to see how it would look.

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    Gotta say I like those wheels better than the ones I had.
    So now i have to find some time to install the coilovers and do some more changes to the car, next thing on the menu is going to be some fender flares. want to make it a bit wider.
     
    blingitoy, Sep 14, 2012
    #110
  11. lone wolf

    lone wolf Well-Known Member Donated!

    hmm...not yet convinced i I like them, have to wait for the coilovers to go under :)
     
    lone wolf, Sep 14, 2012
    #111
  12. Redrkt01

    Redrkt01 Well-Known Member

    I like the wheels themselves, but I prefer an offset that doesn't bump the wheels out from under the well. I'd be afraid of sandblasting the paint from the metal.
     
    Redrkt01, Sep 14, 2012
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  13. LionTR

    LionTR Well-Known Member Donated!

    I was hoping you will get to fender flares while browsing through the pictures. Little rocks thrown up by the front wheels would shread the paint from the side otherwise.

    I tought you will keep the oem look with some decent lowering and nice wheels, but that offset requires more modification :) Looking forward to see the outcome, judging by the things you have done already, it should be a quality work :)
     
    LionTR, Sep 14, 2012
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  14. Stig

    Stig ST162 Guru Donated!

    What is the tire size & make?, Rim width, offset?

    Looks great but maybe a little too wide for the fenders
     
    Stig, Sep 14, 2012
    #114
  15. blingitoy

    blingitoy Well-Known Member

    The tires are Accelera Alpha. size 205/45R16 and the rims are Sportmax XXR 002. size 16x8 and offset 0

    I´ve been searching for some fender flares and no one seems to make anything for the ST162
    so I ordered some universial fiberglass fender flares that I will have to modify a bit to make them fit, but that won´t be a problem :)
    I now some good guys who can help me with the fiberglass if I have to do anything big to them.

    originally i planned to keep the car original but the rear fenders were in a really bad shape because of the rust as you can see earlier in this thread,
    and the repairs we did on them were ok but i´m not 100% happy with it so I have to replace the rear fenders or just cut away all the damaged part of the wheel arches and put some good looking flares over it and make it a bit wider.
    and I really like those deep, retro looking wheels so I decided to go for that look.
     
    blingitoy, Sep 15, 2012
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  16. Mafix

    Mafix Owner Staff Member Administrator Donated!

    like you my arches were bad off. i did the latter of what you said. weld in my own metal and add some flares.
    those xxr's here are 600usd each. i can't imagine how much you paid for them.
     
    Mafix, Sep 15, 2012
    #116
  17. Stig

    Stig ST162 Guru Donated!

    205's on 8" - wow, no wonder. I thought the tyres looked familiar
    Ours are 16x6.5 et39 using 205's

    A problem I noticed with stretching the tyres like that is you get bad sidewall wear and the tyre centre doesn't get used at all

    I think your only choice is flares, the Golf Mk1 ones look the best imo
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    This is what I'd like to do one day
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    Last edited: Sep 15, 2012
    Stig, Sep 15, 2012
    #117
  18. fernandocelica

    fernandocelica Well-Known Member Donated!

    I like the rim's and tires I also say it will only look good after the flares are on and also suggest golf one or golf 3 which are plastic type which I would consider better.
     
    fernandocelica, Sep 16, 2012
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  19. blingitoy

    blingitoy Well-Known Member

    they were not cheap ;)

    I´m not to worryed about stretching the tires a bit cause I dont drive the car that mutch so they will last for many years.
    I drive the car about 3000-5000 km a year and half of the time im running on winter tires so that won´t be a problem.

    I´m going for the old school bolt on fender flares look.
     
    blingitoy, Sep 28, 2012
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  20. blingitoy

    blingitoy Well-Known Member

    I ordered those flares and now I´m hoping that I don´t have to modify them alot to make it fit.

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    blingitoy, Oct 8, 2012
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